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Debits and Credits:
The term debit represents the left side of an account and the term credit represents the right side of the account. In the accounting process, the increase in cash is recorded as debits and the decrease in cash as credits. Thus, an increase in cash or asset is recorded on the left side and a decrease in cash or liabilities is recorded on the right side of the account.
Since, both the sides of the
The normal balance of an account is recorded on the side where an increase in the account is observed. Therefore, the normal balance is recorded on the debit side, if the balance in the debit side exceeds the balance on the credit side and vice-versa.
To determine: The effect on debit, credit and normal balance of the given accounts

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